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เมษายน 10, 2024

GERB Workshops 2024

ตุลาคม 17, 2023

Video Documentary: Elastic Support & Damping Systems in Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant

The Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland provides a good example of long-term use of elastic support and damping systems for various key components in nuclear power generating plants. During the operation of machines such as turbines, pumps and other rotating equipment, disturbing vibrations can affect other parts in the nuclear power plant. Vibration isolation technologies suppress these disturbing effects and can be installed as elastic support systems. These technologies can also be integrated for special protection of the installed safety systems to protect from external loads such as earthquakes, aircraft impact scenarios or the risk of possible foundation settlements. Together with the team in Gösgen, we took a look at the elastic support systems that have been installed over the past decades and representatives of the operator gave some statements about their corresponding experience.

กันยายน 27, 2023

Video Documentary: FST for Hamburg underground metro system

Floating Slab Track System with GERB GSI elements to reduce ground-borne vibrations and noise caused by rail traffic.

มิถุนายน 23, 2023

GERB Insights Workshop Thailand

+++ update 11.10.2023: We are excited to share that the available workshop places are now full and thus we have to close the registration. +++ Sign up with the contact form below! We cordially invite you to participate our Insights Workshop on-site in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop will provide insights into the variety of vibration isolation solutions available for new construction projects as well as retrofits in densely populated cities. As a leading supplier of high-performance vibration isolation systems with steel springs, Viscodampers®, TMDs and NOVODAMP®. At GERB, we are fully aware that innovation is the only way to secure the future. With this workshop we would like to present you our latest innovations and state of the art solutions for infrastructure applications.

พฤษภาคม 17, 2023

Protecting Basel Concert Hall from vibration & structure-borne noise

To make the acoustic performance an extraordinary experience again, GERB designed and integrated a Floating Slab Track system for Basel Tram. When the music hall was realized in 1876, the walls were built directly on the foundations of the historic city wall and the vault of the Birsig (river). The city wall itself is rigidly connected to the Birsig vault. Over the years, the components have been firmly connected to the tram via pipelines, cable tunnels and a pedestrian underpass, resulting in numerous structure-borne noise bridges. Vibrations from passing trams are transmitted to the music hall and radiated as secondary airborne noise. The music hall was opened by the Casino-Gesellschaft Basel, founded in 1824, due to the growing number of cultural events. The hall was designed by architect J.J. Stehlin-Burckhardt and is internationally recognized as an outstanding concert hall.

พฤษภาคม 17, 2023

Mixed-use building complex in Aachen

A vibration-isolated mixed-use complex in the immediate vicinity of Aachen Central Station, Germany. Spread over five buildings and almost 25,000 m², people will live, work and shop here in the near future. A common base at ground floor is intended for retail and gastronomy. In the two centrally located, six-storey buildings, 300 high-quality, furnished student apartments as well as a fitness area, a cinema and a bicycle parking garage are being built. A glass staircase connects the houses with each other. Towards the train station there are two eight- and six-storey office buildings with a total of 6,000 m² floor space.

พฤษภาคม 17, 2023

ArtHouse near King‘s Cross London

To protect the ArtHouse residential building from rail traffic, GERB designed an elastic support solution. The ArtHouse at Kings Cross is located directly above the Piccadilly underground line and consists of basement car parking, retail shops on the ground floor and seven storeys of residential accommodation. The building is a concrete frame on piled foundations and is situated along the west side of York Way approximately 500 metres to the north of King’s Cross Station. Just to the west of the building run three tunnels to Kings Cross Station.

พฤศจิกายน 25, 2022

Seismic Control of a Steam Turbine Foundation

Elastic support of JPL power plant turbine in Seoni, India. The site is located near village Barela -Gorakhpur, Tehsil Ghansore of Seoni District. JPL currently has 600 MW thermal capacity fully operational and 660 MW under implementation. The plant is generating power on commercial basis. With a total mass of about 28,750 tons, the turbine house of this power station is approx. 95 m long, 46 m wide and 39-m high. In 2010, GERB was consulted by the operator of the power plant directly and asked for a vibration control solution. We started supporting the owner as well as the structural designer already at an early project phase. Particular focus was placed on the high earthquake input to be taken into account. Starting with our explanations of similar projects, there were intensive consultations with the project participants about possible optimization of the turbine building. In addition to developing project-specific spring and damper elements, the substructure underneath the elastic support system was discussed in detail.

สิงหาคม 30, 2022

Floating Slab Track with GERB Spring Elements for Thomson-East Coast Line

One of the world‘s longest driverless rapid transit lines with GERB spring elements in Singapore From Woodlands north to Sungei Bedok, Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will serve 32 stations in over 43 kilometers lenght. When completed in 2022, TEL will be one of the longest driverless rapid transit lines in the world. Construction program already started in 2014 and was carried out by Land Transport Authority Singapore and China Railways First Group. When fully opened, it is expected to serve about 500,000 commuters daily in the initial years, rising to one million commuters daily in the long term. A GERB Floating Slab Track system was installed to enable the Mass Rapid Transit a smooth operation without interference of structure-borne noise and vibration.